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Pocket watch
Lost Art-ID
210344
Artist / Creator
Hübner, Friedrich (?)
Place of activity
Bremen
First mentioned
1601/1650
Title
Pocket watch
Dating
1680 (?)
Object type
Group of reported objects
Material / Technique
Metal (Silver) / gilded
Width
4.80 cm
Length
6.50 cm
Inventory number
Ahv 279
Description
Oval pocket watch with richly decorated silver case and calendar; maps of France and Spain on the inside, depiction of the Outpouring of the Holy Spirit, Christ and Thomas on the outside; the outside also displays the times of sunrise and sunset in the course of the year; the clockwork indicates the date, the phases of the moon and the signs of the zodiac, apart from the hours; the watch already incorporates chain and fusee, as well as gilded plates.
Literature / Source
Aldenhoven Geräth und Schmuck, Goldschmiedsarbeit Nr. 279
Published since
Contact
Stiftung Schloss Friedenstein
Gotha
Schlossplatz 1
99867 Gotha
Germany
Phone
0049 (0) 03621 8234-0
Fax
0049 (0) 03621 8234-290
Contact
Dr. Tobias Pfeifer-Helke
Position
Stiftungsdirektor
Phone
+49 (0) 621-8234 100
Contact
Dr. Timo Trümper
Position
Kustode für Gemälde und Plastik
Phone
+49 (0) 3621 8234 553
Contact
Ronny Licht
Position
Provenienzforscher
Phone
+49 (0) 3621-82 34 329
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